Ship&#39;s armor.



K. BRZYSKI.

SHIPS ARMOR. AFPLlCATlON FILED MAV\4,1918. l @.89 639 Patented Dec. 31,1918. :a 9 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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srnis KARO'L BRzY'sKLoF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANI'A sHiPs Anlvroii.

vTo all whom t may concern:

Be it knownthat I, KARoL BRzYsKLI, .a citizenrof Austria, Galicia Poland, residing `at I .-Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedl :new and useful Improvements in Ships Armor7 of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to armor adapted to be applied, to the sides of a ship or vessel for protecting the same against torpedo' attacks. It consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An' object of the invention is to provide an armor of thecharacter stated which is0f substantial structure and which will occupy but minimum space at the side ofthe vessel and consequently will not interfere with the navigation or propulsion of the same.

With this object in AView the armor comprises a plate adapted to be applied to the side of the vessel and it lies in close proximity thereto. Curved plates are, secured at .their edge portion ,to the upper and lower edge parts of the first mentioned plate and the inner portions of the said curved plates are connected together by a pointed coupling strip the same being provided at its edges with off-set flanges to which the said curved plates are attached by means of bolts or other suitable securing devices. The armor is adapted to extend along the sides of the vessel and around the bow and stern thereof and below the water line. The end portions of the armor at the forward and end portions of the vessel are pointed and the plates are so arranged that in the event that a torpedo approaches them and strikes it is de- Hected either in an upward direction or a downward direction and the resulting explosion extends its force exteriorly of the vessel inasmuch as the torpedo is prevented from penetrating the sides.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vessel with the armor applied.

Fig. 2 is a detailed sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional View.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of the cou- -pling strip.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through one of the ends of the armor.

The armor comprises a plate l adapted to be applied to the side of a ship or vessel Specification of lLetters Patent.

Patented Dee. 31.1918.

Application -led May 14, 1918.' Serial No. 234,444.

and secured in place by lmeans of suitable Y,

bolts indicated at 2. 'A curved plate-,3 is secured'to the'upper portion of theplate l by means of boltsA= which pass throughthe plate 3 at points spaced: from Athe upperfedge thereof whereby the upper edgev portioii'jof,l A

the plate Bis spaced from the upper edge-of drawings. A curved plate 5 is securedby means of bolts 6 to the lower portion of the plate l and the Vlower edge portion of the 'plate' 5 lies in close proximity to the outeri surface-of the plate l. A bracket rail 7 may be applied tothe side `of the vessel and against which the lower edgesl of the plates l and 5 may rest for holding the said plates in proper position. YA-coupling strip -8 connects the outer ends of the plates 3 and 5together and the side portions of the `said strip are disposed at an acute angle withrelation to each other whereby a line or edge is provided at the intermediate portionof the Vsaid coupling strip.. The said( coupling stripiis provided at .its'edge portions'jwith' oHflset flanges 9 to whi'chtlie outer edges ofthe plates 3 and 5.a1e attached by means of bolts l0.' ,Therefore the outer surfaces of the plates 3 and 5 are substantially flush with the outer surfaces of the angularly disposed portions of the coupling strip 8.

rlhe armor as described extends along the intermediate portion of the body of the vessel and is submerged below the water level. The armor at the forward and rear ends of the. vessel is pointed as best shown in Fig. l and the outer plates may be convexed and inasmuch as they extend from the upper to the lower edge portions of the plate l the coupling strip 8 as hereinbefore described may not be used at. the'forward and rear ends of the vessel.

Inasmuch as the armor is submerged below the surface of the water in event that a. torpedo approaches the same and strikes its nose will pass along the upper or lower side 0f the coupling strip 8 and consequently the torpedo will be deflected from a horizontal position to an inclined position and when the explosion takes place its force will be expended exteriorly of the hull of the vessel in view of the fact'that the end of the tilpedo is prevented from penetrating the sic e.

The upper portion of the plate 3 is spaced from the upper portion of the plate 1 to deflect the point of the torpedo in a down- I Ward direction in event that the torpedo approaches immediately at the surface of the Water.

In the event that the torpedo strikes the armor at the forward or rear end portion of the vessel it will be deflected laterally by the curvature of the exterior plate and consequently when the explosion takes place the force Will be expended in front of or at the rear of the body of the vessel and consequently little or no damage Will result.

' From the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the yaccompanying drawings it will be observed that a ships armor of simple and durable structure is provided i and that the same may be used to advantage for electually protecting a ship or vessel against torpedo attack.

Having described the invention what is claimed is: f Y

1. An armor comprising a plate adapted 'to be applied to the side of a vessel, curved plates connected at their edge portions with the first mentioned plate and a coupling strip connecting the outer edges of the curved plates together said coupling strip being provided With angularly disposed side portions.

2. An armor comprising a plate adapted to be applied to the side of a vessel, curved plates connected at their edge portions with the edges of the first mentioned plate, a

coupling strip having odset flanges conbeing provided With angularly disposed side I portions.

4. An armor comprising a plate adapted to be applied to the side of a vessel, curved plates connected at their edge portions With the edge portions of the first mentioned plate, onev of the said curved plates being provided with an edge portion which is spaced from the adjacent surface of the first mentioned plate, a couplingstrip having angularly disposed side portions and provided With a longitudinally disposed edge, said coupling strip having olset anges at its edges 'and means for securing the said lianges to the outer portions of the curved plates whereby the outer surfaces of the curved plates are substantially flush with the exterior surfaces 0f the side portions of said coupling strip.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

' KAROL BRZYSKL Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner otfratents,

' Washington, D. C. I 

